AVS 475
Advanced Dairy Management

Dr. Amin Ahmadzadeh

Department of Animal, Veterinary, and Food Science

University of Idaho

• Code of Conduct; Department of Animal and Veterinary Science

•  2023 syllabus, course Objectives, Learning Outcomes

Bench Marks & DairyComp 305 Commands

• Bench Marks 2023

• DairyComp 305 (all commands)

• Summary of Reports and commands for DC305.doc

• DairyComp305_Complete List.pdf

Mastitis Management

• Mastitis1

• Mastitis2

• Mastitis3

• 3 point strategy for udder health

• SCC, MGT, and $

• Mastitis Checklist

Reading and Video Assignments and homework

Udder Health

• WHAT IS MASTITIS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzm7rnrZ7ok

• TREAT MASTITIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdyErvW2rQs

• PREVENT MASTITIS DURING LACTATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7K60GAmv50

• Managing Cows with Chronic Mastitis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okpQYApNt4E

• HAVE A USEFUL DRY COW CONSULT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJDe6ELzJR0

• Herd Summaries for assignments

Reproductive Management

• Class  Note 1: Repro Summary for the class

• Class Note 2: Reproductive Mgt Factors affecting Pregnancy Rate

Reading and Video Assignments and homework

• Home work (due: 2/21/23): Homework 2 2023

• Reproduction and Nutrition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGqLahOg81M 6.5 min

• Three main considerations for Repro Success: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZlyhGPWAy0  3 m

• Aggressive Repro Mgt.pd Reading assig. (2/16/23)

• WSU Dairy Records

Nutrition

• Trouble Shooting Dairy Nutrition

• Feeding and Cows

• Feed Efficiency and lactation curve notes

• Silage Management

• The largest two factors driving cows to the bunk are delivery of fresh feed and milking

Reading and Video Assignments and homework

• Week 4 milk production Reading assig. (1/31/23)

• Nutrition ABC Reading assig. (1/26/23)

Transition Cows Management and Early postpartum Diseases

• Introduction to transition cows feeding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26x9nTjd7zQ
• Metabolic disorder Adv Dairy Mgt.
• Transition cow Mgt
• Table: Disease Records Management

Reading and Video Assignments and homework

• Transition cows Mgt Take home points: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-23DE2GwlfM (11 min) Watch by //23
• DCAD in transition cows diet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtMmL0nIooU
• Why the close up diet (DCAD) did not work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daFJJEOABb8
• ketosis management dairy cows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baTAqHA96jc

Cow Comfort, housings....(economic benefits)

• Novus Cow comfort economics

Lameness and Locomotion Evaluation

• Lameness Dairy Cows

Reading and Video Assignments and homework

• Identifying and preventing lameness

• https://locomotion scoring

• https://approch to locomotio scoring

Calf and Heifer Management

• Calf and Heifer Management

Heat Stress Mgt.

• Effect of Heat Stress on Dairy Cows Performance

Reading and Video Assignments and homework

https:// heat stress Management   Managing heat stress in dairy cows

https://Heat Mgt. Example   California Dairy (Dry Lot)

Financial Bench Marks

• Financial Performance Bench Marks

• Financials Health VT.pdf

• Financial Benchmarks Cheat Sheet

Reading and Video Assignments and homework

• Brief Financial key points

•  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lhUC7pi8z1Ywjl5-5rqXwAGmsv3seFMa/view :financial analysis basic tools